I doubt any strategy will ever be enough. I mean, we could be best friends &mash; but that won't hold up when it's my life or yours. That's how it always is...
Yeah, I didn't like it, either. I don't think it's fair for us to decide what's kinder or crueler for someone else - it sounded like she didn't even ask him about it before picking him, she just... decided on her own.
[maybe if they live to memshare he can find out. but there's a flicker of anger and upset, and she scoffs.]
She said it was the least cruel option. But what she really meant is that she decided his life was worth less than anybody else's, just because his situation was complicated. [the vibes are SO offended.] She's really something, isn't she?
[ more confusion, and a slight hesitation as kazuki wonders if this is one of those times where he should push, actually, because it sounds like something important. but he nods, after a moment, and drops it. ]
If it wasn't Buzen-san, it would have been someone else. [ ... ] But you're right. Deciding who deserves to live and who doesn't isn't fair, no matter who it was.
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[ though he doesn't seem totally convinced. he does give monika a cautiously curious look. ]
You... sound familiar with that. Does that have something to do with why you don't want to go home?
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... Sure, something like that.
[she does not elaborate.]
Have you talked to Libby? She told me why she picked Buzen, but... To be honest, it made me so angry that I totally snapped at her.
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[ confusion... but he'll nod. ]
Yeah, I didn't like it, either. I don't think it's fair for us to decide what's kinder or crueler for someone else - it sounded like she didn't even ask him about it before picking him, she just... decided on her own.
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Sorry, I don't want to talk about it.
[maybe if they live to memshare he can find out. but there's a flicker of anger and upset, and she scoffs.]
She said it was the least cruel option. But what she really meant is that she decided his life was worth less than anybody else's, just because his situation was complicated. [the vibes are SO offended.] She's really something, isn't she?
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If it wasn't Buzen-san, it would have been someone else. [ ... ] But you're right. Deciding who deserves to live and who doesn't isn't fair, no matter who it was.
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[and then bdsm tpk sure did happen, so. yikes.]
Well... she'll deal with the consequences tomorrow, anyway.